Couch-casket.



No. 739,764.- i PATBNTBD SEPT. 22, 1903.

AN. WATT a: H. c. KBELOR.

GGUGH GASKET.` APPLIUATION FILED DEG. 29, 1902.

NOMODEL.

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PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK N. WATT .AND HARRY C. KEELOR, OF RICHMOND, INDIANA.

COUCHQ-CASKET.'

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 739,764, dated September 22, 1903. Application iileri December 29, 1902. Serial No. 136.949- (Nn model.)

To a/Z whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that we, FRANK N. WATT and HARRY C. KEELOR, citizens of the United States, residing in the city of Richmond, in the county of Wayne and State of Indiana, have invented'certain new and useful Improvements in Couch-Gaskets, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same when taken in connection with the drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in couch-caskets, and has for its primal object the provision of a couch-casket constructed with particular reference to presenting an elegant, artistic, and exquisite ensemble of s the decorative construction.

Another object is the provision of a conch- -casket composed of a minimum number of parts consistent with the eect to be produced, which will be simple in character, cornpact in form and construction, easily operated, and which can be manufactured and position and arrangement of parts, substan-` tially as hereinafter particularly set forth, illustrated in the drawings, and incorporated in the claims hereunto appended. In detail the invention relates to improvements in couch-caskets or the like, substantially as shown in the accompanyingr drawings, in which- Figure l shows a perspective View of a conchcasket constructed and completed in accordance with our invention.Y Fig. 2 shows a front elevation of our invention, showing the body of the couch in longitudinal section. Fig. 3 shows a cross-section of our invention, taken on the line X X of Fig. 2, showing the couch open. Fig. 4 shows a cross-section of our invention, taken on the line X X of Fig. 2, showing the casket closed. Fig. 5 is a detail cross-section of a portion of our invention, taken on the lineY Y of Fig. 2. Fig. 6

is a detail view showing the elevation of one of the hinges of the auxiliary lid.

Similar indices refer to and denotelike parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings the letter A denotes the body of aeasket, of which the upper edges are scalloped, substantially as shown.

a represents the rear side oi' the body of the casket, and a' the front side of same.

The letter B represents the lid ofthe casket, hinged to the rear side o'., with downwardlyfacing scalloped edges adapted to lit the contour of the upper edges of the body A. The lid B is connected to the rear side a by sepalower edge of which is adapted to rest normally on the upper edge of the rear side a, as in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, and it is hinged onto the inside faces of the rear side a. and the architrave l by a pair of angular hinges 2,l

Fig. 6, by which the architrave l may be turned inward at right angles to its said normal position, thus removing the lower edge Aof the auxiliary lid away from and at right angles to the upper edge of the rear side a.. Between the hinges 2 is secured a springhinge 3, connecting the auxiliary lid l to the side a., by which the auxiliary lid 1 is normally held vertical, as in Figs. l, 2, and 3.

The numeral 4 denotes cleats secured at their upper edges to near the lower edge of the auxiliary lid, so that their lower points will extend below the lower edge of the auxiliary lid, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 5, in order that when the auxiliary lid l is turned forward horizontally, as in Fig. 4, the lower points of the cleats 4 will touch the inner face of the side a and prevent the auxiliary lid from dropping below said horizontal position. The cleats 4 are in triangular shape in crosssection and serve te break the joint between the auxiliary lid 1 and the side a and also extend forward to substantially the same distance as do the hinges 2 and 3 and serve to hold the npholstering from entanglement with the lsaid hinges.

.6s rable hinges c, by which the lid B is held ver- ICO g scares The inside of the lid B and the inside of the body A of the casket may be upholstered or trimmed as desired. The upholstering or trimming of the inside of the body A should extend up over the auxiliary lid 1 in order to Aand the couch would then present the appear-iA ance as shown in Fig. l, or the lid B may be entirely removed, in which case the auxiliary lid would still be in the same position and `present the appearance as of the back of a couch. When the lid B is closed, the Vauxiliary lid l Will be caused to lie horizontal Within the lid or the couch, as shown in F-ig. 4, and its presence there will not be apparent.

The auxiliary lid l will give the appearance and impression of the upward extension of the rear side a, although, in fact, it is not an integral part of either the casket or the lid. 1

Our invention is perfectly adapted to .ac complish the objects stated, and its resultantbeneiits will be apparent, and the construc-v tion described may be variously changedand finished in any desired style to meet the requirements or tastes of dilerent individuals. It is apparent that the auxiliary lid may be hinged or permanently secured to the lower inner edge of the lid B or to the upper edge of the rear side d, if desired, Without departing from the spirit of our invention.

Our invention is perfectly adapted to ac-4 complish the results for which it is intended, and it is evident that changes in andy modifications of the specific construction herein shown and described may be made and that analogous parts may be used to accomplish the same results without departing from'the spirit of our invention or sacrificing any of its many advantages, and the specific construction of the details of the invention in, which novel features are embodied may be; variously changed Without altering the es-. sential principles which are claimed as new.,

The terms front, rear, upper,; lower, and other similar terms are usedj merely for convenience of description, and it is not intended by their use to limit the ar-k rangementvof the several parts to the precise positions indicated; but they may be variously changed and modified to suit the various requirements and difterentiations which may occur.

We wish it to be understood that We do not 6o dedicate any'part of our invention to the public and that we wish adequate and just protection for every feature herein shown and described that is new and useful and which involves invention. Having now fully shown and described our invention and the best and most desirable construction thereof to us known at this time, what -We claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is 7o l. In a couch-casket the combination, a couch-casket body with scalloped upper edges, a lid detaehably hinged to the rear edge of t-he vbody with -scalloped edges of same contour adapted to contact with the edges of the body, an auxiliary lid hinged to the rear edge of the body adapted to turn inward, and a spring-hinge adapted to retain the auxiliary lid in a vertical position, substantially as shown and described. y 8o 2. In a couch-casket or the like the combination, of the body, an auxiliary lid hinged to the rear edge of the body by a pair of angular hinges, a spring-hinge connecting the auxiliarylid and the body in thecenter adapted to normally retain ythe auxiliary lid vertical, cleats secured to the auxiliary lid andf adapted to contact with the inside of the rear portion of the body when the auxiliary lid is in a horizontal position, all substantially as 9o shown and described.

3. In a casket as described the combination, of a body with a detachable main lid hinged thereto, an auxiliary lid hinged to the'rear side of the bodyrand-adapted to turn inward on l1inges,- cleats secured to the lower edge of the auxiliary lid and adapted to contact with the inner face of the rear part of the body when the auxiliary lid is turned inward horizontally, allsubstantially as shown and deroo scribed.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto signed our names to this specification inV the presence of t-wosubscribing witnesses.

FRANK N. WATT. HARRY C. KEELOR.

AVViinesses:

IsAAo WILSON, R. W. HANDLE. 

